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Alternative title:
Aussie : The Cheerful Monthly
Issue Details:
First known date:
1920...
vol.
2
no.
15
15 May
1920
of
Aussie
est. 1918
Aussie: The Australian Soldiers Magazine
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Notes
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Colour cover art by David Barker of 'Aussie' in civilian suit smiling at a child engulfed in his old uniform holding a toy rifle is captioned: The Old spirit in a new form.
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Includes 'News of the Month' and 'The Aid Post', a free service for 'battlefield cobbers' who had lost touch.
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1920 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Interviews with the Great : I : Adam, single work short story humour (p. 6)
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The Dirge of the Doleful Diggeri"A tear dwelt in the Digger's eye,",
single work
poetry
(p. 7)
A digger's tale of being fleeced upon his return to Australia.
- Domestic Routine Orders, single work prose humour (p. 7)
- Digger Discipline and Other Kinds, single work prose (p. 9)
- The Austral-Francaisei"I met them in a 'staminet,", single work poetry humour (p. 10)
- Volunteer Hunting, single work short story (p. 10)
- Digger Poets : "Gerardy", single work biography (p. 14-15)
-
Painless History,
single work
prose
satire
(p. 16)
Note: Painless History; 2
- The Pommy Bride, single work short story satire (p. 17)
- Digger Journalism on Land and Sea, single work column (p. 19-21)
- The End of a Perfect War (Sung with Great Success by Herr Hohenzollern)i"When it comes to the end of a perfect war,", single work poetry (p. 20)
- False Alarm, single work short story war literature (p. 21)
- A Fragmenti"Repression laxly guards my waking mind", single work poetry (p. 21)
- The Ancient Warriori"Have I been a soldier long, sir?", single work poetry humour (p. 21)
- Noise, single work prose (p. 24-25)
- Beauty and the Dead Dog, single work short story humour (p. 27)
- The Raid, single work short story war literature (p. 29)
- Aussie Movies, single work criticism (p. 33)
- The Dinkum Cobberi""Say, bloke! Do you know of some people called Lee?", single work poetry humour (p. 34)
- State Rights and Jam Labels, single work short story humour war literature (p. 35)
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